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UPDATED: Family Offers 10K Reward For Missing 13-Year-Old Girl Who May Be With Man She Met on Snapchat

BMS AdminAugust 6, 2021August 9, 2021

by BMS AdminAugust 6, 2021August 9, 202102334

UPDATED 08/08/21 A 13-year-old girl who was missing since Aug. 3 has been found, according to Detroit police. Za’Ria Wojtylko’s family offered a $10,000 reward...

Current Events

Detroit Business Woman Tracks Down Stolen Car, Fights To Get It Back

BMS AdminJuly 17, 2021July 17, 2021

by BMS AdminJuly 17, 2021July 17, 202102577

A Detroit business owner who had her Mercedes Benz stolen took matters into her own hands when she tracked down her car and followed it...

Missing Person

29-Year-Old Charmaignette Vanzant Has Been Missing Since Nov. 13, 2020

BMS AdminDecember 11, 2020December 11, 2020

by BMS AdminDecember 11, 2020December 11, 202001809

Charmaignette Vanzant, 29Detroit, MichiganLast seen November 13, 2020 DETROIT, MI – The Detroit Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating 29-year-old Charmaignette Vanzant, who was...

Missing Person News

14-Year-Old Kellyse Jenkins Has Been Missing Since Oct. 14, 2020

BMS AdminOctober 16, 2020October 16, 2020

by BMS AdminOctober 16, 2020October 16, 202002352

Kellyse Jenkins, 14Detroit, MichiganLast seen October 14, 2020 14-year-old Kellyse Jenkins has been reported to be missing from the 7700 block of Asbury Park. Your help...

News

Detroit Man Charged With Hate Crime After Fracturing Black Teen’s Jaw With Bike Lock and Yelling “Black Lives Don’t Matter”

BMS AdminOctober 14, 2020October 14, 2020

by BMS AdminOctober 14, 2020October 14, 202003541

A Michigan man has been charged with a hate crime after being accused of violently attacking a Black teen while yelling racial slurs. According to...

Missing Person News

UPDATED: Detroit Police Searching For Missing 12-Year-Old Girl

BMS AdminAugust 18, 2020August 27, 2020

by BMS AdminAugust 18, 2020August 27, 202014665

UPDATE: Alia has been found and is home safe. Alia Blackmon, 12Detroit, MichiganLast seen August 17, 2020 Detroit police are asking for help from the...

Health News

Detroit Bus Driver, Who Made Video About A Coughing Passenger, Dies From Coronavirus

BMS AdminApril 3, 2020October 21, 2020

by BMS AdminApril 3, 2020October 21, 202004032

A Detroit bus driver who had expressed anger on Facebook about a coughing passenger has died from COVID-19, officials said Thursday. Jason Hargrove felt ill about...

Community News

2 Women Escape Kidnapping Attempt By Men In White Van, One Shot

BMS AdminJanuary 9, 2020October 21, 2020

by BMS AdminJanuary 9, 2020October 21, 202016531

The attempted kidnapping happened around 1:00 a.m. at the Galaxy Coney Island on Grand River Avenue at Schaefer Highway on Detroit. The incident began after...

News

Family Gets $12m After Video Showed Cop Taser 15-Year-Old Riding ATV, Killing Him

BMS AdminDecember 31, 2019October 21, 2020

by BMS AdminDecember 31, 2019October 21, 20202 15152

The family of a 15-year-old who was killed after a state trooper tased him while he was riding his ATV settled a wrongful death lawsuit...

Current Events Missing Person News

17-Year-Old Jada Childs, Has Been Missing Since Friday, Nov 29th

BMS AdminDecember 3, 2019December 3, 2019

by BMS AdminDecember 3, 2019December 3, 201917755

DETROIT, MI – Detroit police are searching for a 17-year-old girl who went missing after getting in an argument with her mother Friday. The argument...

News

Detroit Cops Handcuffed Police Commissioner For Asking Tough Questions At Public Hearing

BMS AdminJuly 12, 2019July 12, 2019

by BMS AdminJuly 12, 2019July 12, 2019110877

On Thursday, dramatic video footage at a meeting of the Detroit Police Commissioners showed one of the commissioners, Willie Burton, being arrested and forced out...

Community Videos

Detroit Man Sues White Women Who Had Him Arrested for ‘Gardening While Black’

BMS AdminMarch 5, 2019March 5, 2019

by BMS AdminMarch 5, 2019March 5, 20195 18291

A Detroit man has filed a lawsuit accusing three white women of fabricating serious but bogus claims against him to the police in a dispute...

News Videos

Video: Detroit Cop Posts Racist Video Of Black Woman In Freezing Cold After He Seized Her Car

BMS AdminFebruary 1, 2019

by BMS AdminFebruary 1, 201915455

A Detroit police officer is under fire for a racist Snapchat video of a black woman he pulled over for a traffic stop. Officer Gary...

Black Entrepreneurship Business Financial

Black-Owned Bank Puts $4 Million Toward Boosting Detroit’s Minority-Owned Businesses

BMS AdminSeptember 25, 2018

by BMS AdminSeptember 25, 201803406

Being a black business owner in the U.S. means facing more obstacles, particularly when trying to obtain a business loan. According to the U.S. Department of...